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• Only bill on the agenda is the omnibus bill, Senate File 3096.
• Uh, Senate File 3096 will be our elections budget omnibus bill.
• Um, maybe do that omnibus bill, Senate File 3096. Senator omnibus bill, Senate File 3096.
• Uh, Senate File controversial today.
• the motion does prevail and Senate file the motion does prevail and Senate file 1396<00:20:17.840

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And that's one of our key metrics in the and what was filed.
• We can tell you how many were filed and how many were disposed.
• The days of of clerk receiving paper filings and wheeling in a cart with files are slowly fading.
• As we move to electronic filing for the for the most part, attorneys are required to electronically file
• It's something that's federal just to come. >> Follow-up cannot files. Go up.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We're proposing calendaring two bills for the calendar for Thursday, April 24th, 2025: House File 2446
• and Senate File 571.
• designate Thursday, April 24th, for the adoption of the calendar for the day and establish a pre-filing
• Members, please note that a pre-filing deadline for these bills is now in place.
• bills is pre-filing deadline for these bills is now<00:00:50.800> in<00:00:50.960> place.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Senate File 950. Members, we have four bills on the agenda today.
• Chair, and thank you for hearing Senate File 950.
• Senate File 1075 is a bill to change the current law.
• <00:23:34.720> 001 further um we will lay Senate file 001 further um we will lay Senate file
• <00:24:04.360> 1091 file 1091 file 1091 so<00:24:07.559> who<00:24:08.000> Senator

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• Providers need to update their provider record that's on file with us.
• As a reminder, House File 3520 was adopted on March 4th.
• As a reminder, House File 3520 was adopted on March 4th.
• All those in to the House File 729.
• Norp renews his motion that House File Norp renews his motion that House File 729<00:42:19.040><

Bills: HF729

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house

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• What is the bill the bill was filed.
• as you can see um the bill as filed as you can see um the bill as filed would<01:24:35.760> um
• filed functionally duplicative. filed functionally duplicative.
• The bill as filed is clear.
• <06:06:38.320> the<06:06:38.718> application to filing the application to filing the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It only deals with online filing. The speaker said the bill only deals with online filing.
• online filing system. online filing system. >> Yes. >> Yes. >> Yes.
• actually I think was filed on time. Mhm. actually I think was filed on time. Mhm.
• . file. file.
• have to be timely filed online. have to be timely filed online.

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 11 February, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, received the invocation from Dr. Keith Grubs, and approved routine procedural motions dispensing with the reading of the journal, committee reports, and bill titles. The chamber then spent a significant portion of the meeting recognizing visiting groups, including the Madison County Executive Leadership Class, members of The Links and related chapters, Tupelo Christian Preparatory School cheer team and coaches, Miss Rodeo Canada/Miss Rodeo Mississippi/Miss Rodeo America, Delta State University student leaders, Jackson State University NAACP political action chair Hannah Robertson, and other guests in the galleries. Several resolutions and commendations were read and presented, including Senate Resolution 40 honoring The Links, Senate Resolution 37 recognizing Abby Hardy as Miss Rodeo Canada 2026, Senate Resolution 38 recognizing Brinkley Boswell as Miss Rodeo Mississippi 2026, and Senate Resolution 39 recognizing Olivia Fero as Miss Rodeo America 2026. The Tupelo Christian Preparatory School cheer team was formally congratulated for winning its fourth consecutive 1A state championship, and Coach Stemier addressed the Senate on the program’s faith-based emphasis, discipline, and support from families and school leadership. Olivia Fero also spoke about the Dixie National Rodeo and the role of rodeo as an agricultural and community-oriented lifestyle. The Senate then took up several bills. Senate Bill 2471, the State Treasury Efficiency and Transparency Act, was explained as a measure to identify and close idle agency accounts, require interest-bearing features on agency accounts, and mandate regular reporting to DFA, the Treasury, ELBO, and the Legislature; it passed by morning roll call with three no votes. Senate Bill 2843, revising definitions in the Mississippi Development Grant Fund to expand eligible site-development expenses, including utility and energy infrastructure improvements, also passed by morning roll call with three no votes. Senate Bill 2865, creating an income tax credit tied to added tax revenue from certain non-gaming capital investment projects at casinos, was described as a repeat of a bill passed the prior year and likewise passed by morning roll call with three no votes. The Senate also considered Senate Bill 2848, revising notice procedures for towing and sale of motor vehicles. The bill would require notices to owners and lienholders to be sent through a third-party vendor by certified mail, shorten notice deadlines, and preserve public notice requirements; it was supported by bankers, towing interests, recyclers, and the Department of Revenue. After questions about notice procedures and concerns about access to personal property in towed vehicles, an amendment adding a reverse repealer was adopted, and the bill passed by morning roll call. Later, the chamber moved to Senate Bill 2202, concerning economic development incentives and employee freedom/privacy regarding unionization decisions, but the motion to table reconsideration prevailed after a division vote, leaving the bill unresolved at that point. The Senate then began consideration of Senate Bill 2259, the People’s Access Act, with an amendment narrowing its live-streaming requirements to state agencies only and limiting retention to two years, though the transcript cuts off before final action on that measure.

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• With the funding proposed in House File With the funding proposed in House File 3418,<00:08:41.120
• I'd like to move House File 3739 to Ways and Means.
• <00:32:16.240> 3739 renews her motion that House File 3739 renews her motion that House File
• we're going to move House File 3791. we're going to move House File 3791.
• Safety. renewed my motion uh, House File 3695 as renewed my motion uh, House File 3695 as amended<01

Bills: HF3418, HF3739, HF3791, HF3356, HF3695, HF3430

Keywords: pedestrian safety, traffic safety, roadway improvements, nonmotorized transportation, crosswalks, sidewalks, bike lanes, complete streets, Vision Zero, Toward Zero Deaths, MnDOT, Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, local road authority, county roads, city streets, tribal transportation, capital improvements, safety design solutions, grant program

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 25, 2026, and the chair noted the absence of Representative Katie Jones due to the birth of her baby. The chair also acknowledged that the committee would be discussing difficult topics related to the June 14 killing of Mark and Melissa Hortman and Gilbert. The main business began with House File 3418, which Chair Tabke moved for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill, and the committee adopted the A1 author’s amendment. The bill was described as a pedestrian safety measure prompted by a fatal Moorhead crash involving a young boy; it would create an opt-in program for communities to use pre-made traffic safety templates, with the state covering 80% of project costs to speed implementation of measures like lane narrowing, rumble strips, and bollards. A Moorhead testifier said the city could have acted faster with such funding, and members generally supported the goal while raising concerns about overlap with existing Safe Routes to School and active transportation programs, the bill’s fiscal note, and how communities would be selected. MDOT testified that it already supports similar community demonstration projects and has funded about 30 such projects since 2019. HF 3418 was laid over. The committee then took up House File 3739, a memorial highway bill for Mark and Melissa Hortman. An A1 amendment to shift funding away from trunk highway funds and toward legislative budgets was moved but not adopted after members argued memorial signage should continue to be paid for with private funds, as in prior memorial highway designations. The bill author explained the memorial was intended to honor Melissa Hortman’s service and connection to Highway 610, and members discussed the length of the proposed memorial stretch and whether it should be narrowed to the area she represented. Several members supported the tribute but expressed concern about using public funds and about setting a precedent for future memorial highways. The committee indicated the bill would move on to Ways and Means with other issues still to be worked out.

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• Uh, any other members of the public willing to testify on House File 2135? House File 2135?
• File 776. File 776.
• The next file on our agenda is House File 2226, I believe, if we're correct on where we're at.
• > File<01:04:26.359> uh agenda is House File uh agenda is House File uh 2226,<01:04:29.440
• So, House File 2226. So, this one thing So, House File 2226.

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• I now move to lay over House File 1854 as amended.
• The second bill on the agenda is House File 1566.
• I would like to move the amendment to House File 1566.
• I would like to move the amendment to House File 1566.
• House File 1385 is moved and will be laid over in this committee.

Bills: HF2296, HF1566, HF1854, HF1385, HF1142

Keywords: landlord-tenant, victim confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, tenant privacy, housing law, eviction, unpaid rent, damages, release of information, shared database, protective order, victim of violence, Minnesota Statutes 504B.206, housing finance, civil law, autism, rental properties, reasonable accommodation

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• The committee substitute differs from the bill as filed in that it would replace the method by which
• Generally, the bill would set a fee of $45 for filing a guardianship case transferred from another county
• However, if a party to a probate proceeding files a motion to assign a ... assignment to a probate judge
• This bill as filed states that the estate has to pay it.
• Affidavits can be filed in the real property records, as well as a certificate of mailing.

Bills: SB302, SB1335, SB1734, SB1760, SB1975, SB2127

Keywords: probate court, statutory judge, reimbursement, court costs, court proceedings, judicial assignments, judge assignment, cost reimbursement, judicial expenses, estate management, statutory requirement, court expenses, estates, inheritance, representative duties, court authority, personal representative, real property, deed fraud, title fraud

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• He filed formal complaints.
• Well, who filed the resolution?
• file.
• Just like filing a bill, filing a resolution. And who files a resolution, sir?
• Because just because you file it doesn't mean it passes, just like a lot of bills get filed around here

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee met on Senate Bill 123, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a legislative process for removing judges for cause. Senator Morris said the bill was needed because of uncertainty in the current Constitution about whether impeachment applies to judges, given the Judiciary Commission’s role in judicial discipline. He argued the measure would provide a clearer, higher-threshold accountability mechanism, and the committee adopted a technical amendment renumbering provisions and later clarified that the bill uses a majority vote in the House and two-thirds in the Senate, consistent with impeachment-style thresholds. Much of the hearing centered on testimony from Anna Carter and her family, who supported the bill after the murder of Jacob Carter in New Orleans. They described his death and other cases they said showed judges releasing dangerous offenders despite repeated violations, missed electronic-monitoring check-ins, and other warning signs. They argued the bill would create a last-resort accountability tool when judicial decisions or supervision failures lead to preventable harm. Several committee members expressed sympathy and said the testimony highlighted serious problems in the justice system, though some also suggested the bill should address district attorneys, electronic-monitoring oversight, or broader systemic issues. Opposition came from members who warned the proposal was overly broad, could become a political tool, and might conflict with existing constitutional provisions governing impeachment and judicial discipline. They argued the Judiciary Commission and Supreme Court already provide a disciplinary framework and that the bill could chill judicial independence or create due-process concerns. The ACLU’s Sarah Whittington also opposed the bill, noting technical inconsistencies in the draft, questioning why impeachment had not been tried first, and arguing the measure singled out judicial discretion while leaving other elected officials’ discretion untouched. The committee took no final vote on the bill during the hearing, but did adopt the technical amendment.

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• Our first item that we have on the agenda today is House File 3426.
• Chair. >> Representative Jordan moves House File 3426 before the committee. >> Thank you, Mr.
• With that, we will move on to House File 3428.
• we will move on to House File 3428. we will move on to House File 3428.
• House file 3428 is >> Motion prevails.

Bills: HF3426, HF3428

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources

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• I will move your House File 14 to the general register. Please tell us about your bill.
• The more files we have, the more exact we get, right?
• Those in favor of moving House File 14 to Ways and Means...
• Those in favor of moving House File 14 to Ways and Means...
• The motion, the House File 14, will be moved to the general register.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And Robert and Marianne didn't just file legislation to correct this loophole.
• And then the victim filed a civil action against the diocese.
• Dubois to file this bill that should be a no-brainer.
• I filed a motion for discovery. The judge... I filed a motion for discovery.
• The police would not even let me file a report.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee opened with procedural guidance for a very large hearing, explaining testimony limits, written testimony procedures, and rules for maintaining order. Members then heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including proposals to define antisemitism using the IHRA definition, regulate facial recognition technology, restrict weaponized robotics and drone use, expand protections for journalists’ confidential sources, address access to decedents’ email accounts, and create or adjust rules around municipal enforcement and animal cruelty fines. Several sponsors and advocates asked for favorable reports, and committee members asked clarifying questions on implementation, costs, and how the bills would interact with existing law. On facial recognition, sponsors and advocates described the technology as a threat to privacy, due process, and civil liberties, and urged adoption of the Special Commission’s recommendations, including warrant requirements, notice to defendants, and limits on untargeted surveillance. Support came from legislators, the ACLU, CDT, EFF, and a UMass professor, while committee members asked about current state law and municipal bans. On robotics, Senator Moore and industry witnesses from MassRobotics, Boston Dynamics, and AUVSI supported a bill prohibiting weaponized robots and requiring warrants for certain law enforcement uses, describing it as a public-safety and trust-building measure. On the shield law bill, newspaper publishers, journalists, NEFAC, and the Reporters Committee argued Massachusetts needs statutory protection for confidential sources, citing costly subpoenas and chilling effects on reporting. The committee also heard testimony on a bill to expand the right of publicity to cover image and voice, with SAG-AFTRA members supporting protections against AI-driven exploitation and some discussion about viral content and consent. Another bill would allow limited access to a decedent’s email accounts, with one witness describing a family’s inability to use a deceased relative’s email to notify friends. The committee then took testimony on psilocybin-related bills: supporters described medical and personal benefits and argued for narrow decriminalization or study, while an opponent warned of public-health risks, impaired driving, and youth exposure; the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society supported limited, safety-based decriminalization. Finally, the committee heard strong support for a “safe reporting” bill for sex workers and trafficking survivors, with advocates saying immunity would encourage victims and witnesses to report crimes without fear of arrest, and members raised questions about how the immunity would work in practice.

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• <00:02:32.800> 3874 So, I will move that House File 3874 So, I will move that House File 3874
• And if you don't like it, file a are.
• The next bill on the calendar is file. The next bill on the calendar is file.
• >> Next bill on the calendar is House File >> Next bill on the calendar is House File
• <01:01:56.319> these County Attorney's Office to file these County Attorney's Office to file

Bills: HF3874, HF962

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch

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• :12:30.560> offered<00:12:30.880> for house files have been offered for house files have
• first reading of house files first reading of house files 3337<00:12:40.079> through<00:12
• First reading house files files files 3337<00:12:44.560> through<00:12:44.880> 3346.
• House file conference. Third reading.
• the conference committee on Senate file the conference committee on Senate file number<00:38:35.160

Keywords: 1183, house

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• following bills to be placed on the calendar for the day for Monday, May 12, 2025, and establishes a pre-filing
• House File numbers 2435 and 3228 and Senate File numbers 908 and 2200. Messages from the Senate.
• : Senate File number 3446.
• bills are to be placed on the calendar for the day for Monday, May 12, 2025, and establish a pre-filing
• Senate File number 3446, an act relating to claims against the state, is being referred to the Committee

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• There has been some folks would like to defund the program, but we're going to go ahead and file as though
• > process<00:40:27.080> for alternative rate filing process for alternative rate filing
• million, um, for a small utility to file million, um, for a small utility to file an<00:40:42.000
• Is that that that... >> They almost comply with their filed tariffs.
• cost allocation manual that they file cost allocation manual that they file with<00:56:29.160>

Bills: SB8

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

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• <01:03:25.720> this candidates who delinquently file this candidates who delinquently file
• President, I guess my question is what is delinquent filing?
• So, I also means just did not file.
• Or does notify that that wasn't filed?
• it would just be for delinquently filing it would just be for delinquently filing the<01:11:57.640

Keywords: 927, senate, all